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Focused on sublimation printing, CR&A Apparel, Inc. launches out of a spare bedroom in San Gabriel, California
TimelineImages1994

1994

Moves to the basement of a shopping center in Downtown LA
TimelineImages1995Moves

1995

Moves into warehouse space on 29th Street
Embroodery+press

1995

Purchases its first embroidery machine
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Moves to Main Street near USC
IMG_9743

1998

Establishes a design department
TimelineImages1998DesignDept

1998

Purchases two small printers
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2001

Re-engineers the Car Flag Stand for the U.S. flag in conjunction with 9/11
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Purchases its first HP SCITEX printer
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2005

CR&A shifts from sublimation printing to large-format printing
2006+HP+Turbojet+purchase

2006

The first TurboJet UV printer of its kind in the world makes its debut at CR&A
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2006

CR&A’s first large-format print job in Puerto Rico
TimelineImages2007Minority
Named Minority Business Manufacturer of the Year by US Department of Commerce
TimelineImages2009Buys

2009

CR&A buys the building at Pico and Olive St in DTLA
TimelineImages2009NAWBO

2009

Named Rising Star by NAWBO/LA
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2009

Named National LBWA Manufacturer and Distributor of the Year
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Featured on Fox News nationally
2011HP+Flatbed

2011

CR&A purchases its first HP large-format flat-bed printer
TimelineImages2013HP3000

2013

Becomes first U.S. printer to have the new HP 3000 latex large-format printer
TimelineImageHoriz2013Innovation

2013

Wins the Innovation Award from the Latino Business Chamber of LA
TimelineImageHoriz2018
Becomes first west coast printer to install the new HP Latex R2000 Plus printer